Harry Potter and the Dark Lord
Chapter 8: Harry Runs Away
Summary: Set in Harry's sixth year. He encounters far more than he ever could have expected, but he does not have to go through it alone. An old friend returns to help him. Harry's defeat of Voldemort rests on him getting The Scepter of Light and Dark, something that would allow Voldemort to destroy the world if he can get the whole thing. Voldemort's powers are getting stronger and Harry has more than one encounter with him.
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This Chapter: Harry escapes from Grimmauld Place.
Now.........on with the story!
Harry lay in bed the whole next day. Ron and Hermione were gone, and Harry had no idea when he would see them again. He mostly brooded on his plan and how he would carry it out, but was interrupted by Sirius and Lupin popping in every hour or so to check on him.
Harry had tried every spell he could think of to release the bonds, but had ha no luck. He decided he would go ahead with his plan.
So the next day when McGonagall arrived in his room, Harry said, "I have to go to the bathroom."
"All right then." she said and with a wave of her wand, she released his bonds. As he made to get up, she motioned for him to stop and waved her wand. A cane appeared out of nowhere and she handed it to Harry. "Off you go now." she said.
Harry felt insulted. He supposed Dumbledore had told her to give him a cane. Harry walked out of the room and to the bathroom. He Untransfigured the cloak, wrapped it around himself , then left the bathroom.
He went quickly down the stairs and into the front hall. He took out his wand and unlocked the many locks that sealed Grimmauld Place from outsiders.
He slipped out the door and down the path that led to the street. Part of him knew this was a big mistake and wanted to go back. But that was a very small part of him. Most of him wanted to find the Death Eaters and get revenge.
So he kept going, leading himself into danger. He became aware that he still had the cane McGonagall had given him. He started to throw it away, but kept it, thinking it might come in handy later. He kept walking, faster than before. He sensed that he was being followed.
He turned around, but there was no one there. Harry felt very uneasy. He flung out his right hand while holding his wand.
Bang! The Knight Bus appeared. Stan Shunpike appeared
"Hey! Look Ern, its Harry Potter again!" he said excitedly to the conductor, Ernie. Harry climbed on board and paid Stan.
"Where to?" said Stan.
"I'm not sure yet." Harry replied.
"Well let me know when you decide where you're going." said Stan.
"I'll be up front with Ernie." Harry nodded his head.
Where should he go, thought Harry to himself. Not Diagon Alley. A bunch of Death Eaters certainly wouldn't be there. NO, they'd be at Lucius Malfoy's house.
"Stan!" he called out. "I'd like to go to Lucius Malfoy's house."
"Sure thing Harry, but I don't know why you'd want to go there. Those people are Dark Wizards. You said so yourself last year." said Stan.
"Don't worry. I've got my reasons." replied Harry.
Bang! The bus jumped to a winding lane in the countryside. He saw a huge mansion that just looked to be the house of a Dark Wizard. The Knight Bus stopped and Harry got off.
"Bye Harry!" shouted Stan and with another loud bang, the Knight Bus was off.
Harry started up the driveway that led to the Malfoy's house. He got all the way up and walked up the front steps. He knocked on the door. Lucius Malfoy answered the door.
"Well Potter, it's nice to see you up and about so soon." he said in a sarcastic drawl. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school? Or aren't you to going to go to school?" he asked. Harry only stared coldly at him and pulled his wand out of his pocket.
"Careful Potter, I wouldn't want to hurt you." said Malfoy sarcastically. At that moment, Harry felt something rise in him, something he had never felt before. He wanted to hurt Malfoy. He wanted to really hurt him.
Harry thought for an instant and then shouted, "Crucio!" He saw Malfoy double over in pain, then roll around the ground in agony.
Harry felt satisfaction as he watched Malfoy. Then he laughed. He laughed for a few minutes, then turned to leave, but stopped when he heard several large cracks. Death Eaters started appearing out of nowhere and Harry felt a burning pain in his scar.
"Harry, what have you done to my Death Eater?" asked a high, cold voice.
Harry pulled his hands off his face and saw the white face with red eyes mere inches from his own. Harry started backing away. He knew it had been a mistake to come here, but here was Lord Voldemort, and Harry could avenge all the deaths.
"Perhaps I should teach you a lesson." said Voldemort.
He raised his wand and said, "Crucio!" Harry, with lightning-quick reflexes, quickly dived to the side, away from the curse.
"Ah, once again Harry Potter wants to fight me. Very well. We shall have a duel. Just you and me. Don't worry, I have acquired a new wand since out last duel and you will have a chance to defend yourself against me." said Voldemort.
Exactly what he wanted. He would duel with Voldemort and get his revenge without having to worry about the Death Eaters as well.
Next Chapter: The Duel
